WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado State Patrol said a homicide suspect being pursued has died from injuries sustained in a crash. The Ault Police Department and CSP deployed tactics to stop the suspect vehicle which continued moving and then collided with a CSP vehicle.
The CSP vehicle rolled and the trooper sustained minor injuries. The suspect’s car rolled into a ditch and they died on the scene. Police believe the suspect was not wearing a seatbelt.
CSP joined the police chase initiated by Wyoming Highway Patrol around 2:45 p.m. Thursday that closed US 85 in both directions.
CSP said the suspect had a nationwide warrant out of Minnesota for a parole violation.
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